Isaiah 1:17 New York City Urban Project Intervarsity

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After five weeks of NYCUP Spring and Winter Break I smiled. I smiled because we did our first ever Winter Break with 12 brave students and staff from the University of Delaware. At Session 2, I got to see Zack Kattwinkel from JMU and just “liked” his post about moving to Memphis soon to teach. [...]

Our First Valentine’s Day! By ecraig - Posted February 13, 2013 Jonathan and Priscilla-cake

So, this is my first Valentine’s Day as a married man and Valentine’s Day is something I don’t want to get wrong! The question is, do I let comfort and convenience control what I buy Priscilla or do I take the time use the money that I have to love my neighbor as myself [...]

What I want for my birthday… By Jonathan Walton - Posted January 15, 2013 harold

This was my favorite book when I was a kid – hands down. Why? Because when something wasn’t there Harold picked up a pen and drew it. The ability to take nothing to something fascinated me. When I got a bit older when I read the Bible, I was fascinated by what people did not [...]

Design Challenge! By jrose - Posted August 10, 2012 justartPT2

Above is our old flyer for Just Art I, with the details changed for our upcoming Just Art II. Lame? Yeah, we know. We think we can do better. Actually, we think you can do better, and we’re running a design challenge to prove it. Submit a poster design for Just Art II, Truth vs. [...]

No Monday Blues Here By Sarah Min - Posted July 9, 2012 maria

It’s Monday, and we’re all getting back into the swing of our internships after a restorative weekend. We have long commutes, deadlines, difficult kids, sometimes difficult co-workers, and summer heat– but no complaints here! We love what we do. Take a look at how my co-workers are lifting up their hands and feet, their hearts [...]

How Do We Stop Spiritual Complacency? By Jonathan Walton - Posted June 5, 2012 frustrated

That’s how I feel sometimes when I hear what certain people are doing in the name of Christ: but also when I hear people who love Christ and do nothing. How do we address this spiritual complacency? Come out on Friday at Overseas Chinese Mission Church and see what InterVarsity’s New York City Urban Project [...]

Lobby day for the Trafficking Victims Protection and Justice Act! By Mike Notley - Posted May 9, 2012 handswithchains

Andi, a sixteen-year-old runaway, was repeatedly sold by her trafficker on the street. Even though the Safe Harbor Act recognizes that prostituted children are trafficking victims, Andi was arrested, arraigned in criminal court and convicted of prostitution. In its landmark anti-trafficking laws, New York State has taken the lead in recognizing that many women and [...]

NYCUP Artist Courtney Wong debuts her song “Taking A Stand” in a music video directed by Gisella Gutierrez (a NYCUP Alum). The song tells a story of the terrible injustice surrounding Sex Trafficking, and about her choice to take a stand while inviting us to do so too.